Emmerdale

'I've been watching him concoct all afternoon,' said Nicola, after spending an afternoon with Carlos in the kitchen. That woman moves through men like a shark through water, and it's something of a surprise that the well-grounded chef is attracted by her ditsy charms.

Having said she just wants a bit of fun, on Monday she wastes no time in asking Carlos to stay at the vicarage with her for the night. It wouldn't take much concocting from Carlos to get me begging him for nocturnal activity, so we probably shouldn't be too hard on Nicola.

On Tuesday, however, Bernice is none too happy to find yet another guest at the vicarage breakfast table, and there is more stress in store for her after a row with Tricia leads to tragedy.

It seems that Chris Tate is becoming more emotionally involved with Charity, especially since Andrew has shown such an interest in her (though I thought 'You could go a long way in this business' was pushing it a bit).

On Friday, he starts his interrogations as to her whereabouts once more, and it can only be a matter of time before she tells him to get lost or make an honest woman of her (failing either, the money to get her roots touched up).